“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is learning to live in the present, through conscious effort, bringing awareness to your life. Mindfulness reduces stress by helping us respond more effectively to challenges we face in our lives.
What is the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program?
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teaches us to become more aware of the influences that affect our well-being and how to find peace-of-mind and balance in our life. This peace and balance we discover through the program helps us better cope with stress and the demands of everyday life through mindfulness practices. Being more mindful can enrich your life, calm your mind and improve your health.
Who developed the MBSR program?
MBSR was developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, practitioner and author at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and is based on his teachings.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is how you choose to live your life
Enjoying every moment and being present to what unfolds
Paying more attention to what is
Laughing at your enslaved mind and it’s narratives
Singing as you go with the flow
Being with yourself, moment by moment
Understanding that what you resist, persists
Offering self-compassion to yourself and others
Welcoming impermanence and what life offers you
Letting go of what other people might think
Becoming who you were meant to be
Observing, engaging in your precious life
Recognizing that all wisdom lies within you
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